Togo — Education spending
Government Education Spending (% of GDP) for Togo, 1970–2023.
Education spending for Togo was 4.14% in 2023, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 33 years, from 1970 to 2023. The highest recorded value was 4.73% in 1979. The lowest was 1.50% in 1970 (about 2.8× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 1.94% per year.
Togo ranks 90 of 172 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 52%. The median for Sub-Saharan Africa is 3.61%, so Togo sits above it. It peaked in 1979 and has fallen 12% since. Over the last decade (2013–2023) the figure moved up 30%. Within Sub-Saharan Africa it ranks 17 of 41 economies; Niger (4.07%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 216% in 1979. That is 8% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
From its 1970 level: doubled by 1979. Doubling roughly every 36 years at that pace.
World ranking. Slipped: 30th of 31 in 1970 → 89th of 116 in 2000 → 96th of 130 in 2010 → 94th of 157 in 2020 → 45th of 107 in 2023.
Key figures
Full history — 1970 to 2023
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 4.14% | +0.4 pp |
| 2022 | 3.78% | -0.4 pp |
| 2021 | 4.23% | +0.1 pp |
| 2020 | 4.09% | -0.1 pp |
| 2019 | 4.2% | +0.1 pp |
| 2018 | 4.09% | +0.3 pp |
| 2017 | 3.77% | +0.1 pp |
| 2016 | 3.66% | -0.0 pp |
| 2015 | 3.71% | +0.3 pp |
| 2014 | 3.42% | +0.2 pp |
| 2013 | 3.17% | -0.2 pp |
| 2012 | 3.38% | +0.3 pp |
| 2011 | 3.08% | +0.1 pp |
| 2010 | 2.96% | +0.2 pp |
| 2009 | 2.77% | +0.4 pp |
| 2008 | 2.38% | -0.1 pp |
| 2007 | 2.49% | +0.1 pp |
| 2006 | 2.43% | +0.2 pp |
| 2005 | 2.24% | +0.0 pp |
| 2004 | 2.2% | -0.2 pp |
| 2003 | 2.36% | -0.1 pp |
| 2002 | 2.47% | -0.2 pp |
| 2001 | 2.67% | -0.1 pp |
| 2000 | 2.78% | -0.2 pp |
| 1999 | 2.96% | +0.1 pp |
| 1998 | 2.82% | -0.3 pp |
| 1996 | 3.12% | -0.9 pp |
| 1992 | 4.02% | +0.7 pp |
| 1987 | 3.34% | -0.5 pp |
| 1984 | 3.82% | -0.3 pp |
| 1981 | 4.17% | -0.6 pp |
| 1979 | 4.73% | +3.2 pp |
| 1970 | 1.5% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Togo’s Education spending in 1979?
4.73% (1979). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in % of GDP, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Togo’s Education spending growing or shrinking?
Between 1970 and 2023 the series was growing overall: +176.8% in total — about 1.9% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SE.XPD.TOTL.GD.ZS. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2023: 4.14%; 2022: 3.78%; 2021: 4.23%; 2020: 4.09%; 2019: 4.2%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SE.XPD.TOTL.GD.ZS — Government Education Spending (% of GDP). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.